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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: an iPhone user who claims a new app poses a security risk, a woman who spent a year trolling men on a right-wing dating app, a realtor who discovered the odd reason a house won’t sell, and a conspiracy theory about the NPR CEO being a CIA agent.
After that, check out Mikael’s “One Dumb Conspiracy” column.
Until next time,
— K.D.
⚡ Today’s top stories
📱 TECH
‘I had no idea this was even a thing’: iPhone user says this new automatic feature is a ‘security risk’ for women
In a popular video, TikTok user Kelly Sites (@kellysites) explains how Apple’s new Journal app could be opening people up to security risks
💘 POLITICS
‘Racism, sexism, classism all in one message’: A woman spent a year meeting men on right-wing dating app The Right Stuff
She trolls her matches by pretending to be an anti-masker.
🚿 VIRAL
‘It’s been on the market for a while, and now I understand why’: Realtor says this house won’t sell because of its shower
“Why do you think the house is not selling? I think the answer is clear,” the realtor wrote on TikTok.
🕵🏻 CONSPIRACY
‘As blobby as it gets’: Why NPR CEO’s resume has conspiracy theorists convinced she’s in the CIA
Maher’s background was scrutinized—but not everybody bought it.
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🔍 One Dumb Conspiracy
By Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter
Conspiracy Theorists think Taylor Swift is performing Satanic rituals
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🚗 A user on TikTok is warning those with an Uber account about a potential new scam to which she almost fell victim.
🥧 Everyone’s got stories about weird boss interactions, but this worker who was reprimanded by their boss because they didn’t vote in a Microsoft Teams poll about pie flavors is definitely a unique one.
🍟 This woman called McDonald’s out for charging what she thought was way too much for some nuggets and fries in a viral video.
🍴 A server posted a viral video saying a group of customers asked if she could them leave alone for the rest of their meal. Viewers are split on what the protocol here actually is.
📱 People are skeptical of this person’s claims that mobile service providers like AT&T and T-Mobile are selling tampered iPhones to unsuspecting customers.
🥗 A Chipotle customer is expressing his confusion after he requested vinaigrette from the popular food chain, and employees said he would have to order a salad to get the dressing for his meal.
🍗 In a viral video, a woman showed the significant size difference between a frozen chicken wing from Costco vs. Sam’s Club. Which would you pick?
🔊 From the Daily Dot archive: Distorted TikTok sounds hurt marginalized creators—and AI is making it worse.
📝 Question of the Day
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👋 Before you go
A TikToker shared some insider tips on how to navigate LinkedIn’s job board.
TikTok user Giovanna (@giovanna.ventola) posted her findings in a video that has already garnered over 1.5 million views.
She started the video off by sharing some “gossip” from her Slack community call that involved an ex-LinkedIn employee.
“There are a lot of ‘not real’ jobs that are posted on LinkedIn because a lot of companies are using the job board as a marketing tool to drive traffic to their website,” she said.
To avoid these fake listings, Giovanna shared the ex-employee’s advice. “So you want to make sure that a job posting is verified. Didn’t even know you could do that,” she said.
The TikToker also revealed a secret way to search for job listings on LinkedIn.
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